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1998 RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES

 
Top Five Procedures Indicated in Bold
ASPS Procedural Statistics represent procedures performed by 97% of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
    Reconstructive Procedures
Procedure Total % of Total
Animal bite repair 10,152 1.0%
Birth defect reconstruction 22,457 2.1%
Breast implant removal 11,419 1.1%
Breast reconstruction 69,683 6.6%
Breast reduction 70,358 6.7%
Burn care 27,875 2.6%
Hand surgery 160,671 15.3%
Lacerations 72,818 6.9%
Maxillofacial surgery 22,516 2.1%
Microsurgery 24,573 2.3%
Scar revision 47,100 4.5%
Subcutaneous mastectomy 1,500 0.1%
Tumor removal 509,457 48.4%
Reconstructive endoscopic 2,235 0.2%
Other reconstructive 116,620 11.1%
TOTAL 1,169,434 100.0%

+ All figures are projected.

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